American political & business executive (born 1948)
Linda McMahon
Official portrait, 2017
25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office February 14, 2017 – April 12, 2019
President
Donald Trump
Deputy
Althea Coetzee
Preceded by
Maria Contreras-Sweet
Succeeded by
Jovita Carranza
Personal details
Born
Linda Marie Edwards
(1948-10-04) October 4, 1948 (age 75) New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Vince McMahon
(m. 1966)
Children
Shane McMahon
Stephanie McMahon
Relatives
See McMahon family
Education
East Carolina University (BA)
Linda Marie McMahon (née Edwards; born October 4, 1948) is an American political executive, business executive, and retired performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019.
McMahon, along with her husband, Vince McMahon, founded sports entertainment company Titan Sports, Inc. (today WWE) where she worked as the president and later CEO from 1980 to 2009. During this time, the company grew from a regional business in the northeast to a large multinational corporation. Among other things, she initiated the company's civic programs, Get REAL and Smackdown Your Vote. She made occasional on-screen performances, most notably in a feud with her husband that culminated at WrestleMania X-Seven.
In 2009, McMahon left the WWE to run for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut as a Republican, but lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 general election. She was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat in the 2012 race, but lost to Democrat Chris Murphy.
On December 7, 2016, Donald Trump (president-elect at the time) announced that he would nominate McMahon to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Senate confirmation hearing began on January 24, 2017, and on February 1, her nomination was approved by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship with an 18–1 vote and confirmed by the full Senate on February 14, by a vote of 81–19.
On March 29, 2019, the Trump administration announced McMahon would step down as the administrator of the Small Business Administration to assume new responsibilities within President Trump's reelection campaign, and the resignation took effect on April 12. On April 15, she was named chairwoman of America First Action, a pro-Trump Super PAC.
Linda Marie McMahon (née Edwards; born October 4, 1948) is an American political executive, business executive, and retired performer. She served as the...
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2023. The daughter of Vince and LindaMcMahon, she is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a member of the McMahon family. She began working for WWE...
wife Linda, is a co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Outside of professional wrestling McMahon has occasionally...
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served as the Director of the National Economic Council under Trump. LindaMcMahon, who formerly served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration...
February 24, 2022. "Vince McMahon steps down, Stephanie McMahon named interim CEO and Chairwoman of WWE". June 17, 2022. "Vince Mcmahon Steps Back As Wwe Ceo...
position from January 20 until February 14, 2017. On December 7, 2016, LindaMcMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and Senate nominee...
of running for re-election to a fifth term. Republican businesswoman LindaMcMahon faced Democratic representative Chris Murphy in the general election...
November 24, 2023. "Vince McMahon steps down, Stephanie McMahon named interim CEO and Chairwoman of WWE". June 17, 2022. "Vince Mcmahon Steps Back As Wwe Ceo...
(with Shane McMahon), Mick Foley (with LindaMcMahon), The Rock (with Vince McMahon), and the defending champion, Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon). In the...
the company. Due to the conflicts between Mr. McMahon and Ric Flair making bad business, LindaMcMahon proposed a brand extension, essentially splitting...
manager Vince McMahon's head would be shaved. During the match, Austin delivered Stone Cold Stunners to Umaga, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Trump....
predecessors. Vince McMahon, Titan Sports/WWF/WWE, Inc. chairman of the board (since 1980, first acknowledged in 1996) LindaMcMahon, WWF, Inc. chief executive...
makeover with the installation of the new WWE logo. "Jim Cornette on Why LindaMcMahon Never Divorced Vince". YouTube. "WWE® Announces New Global Headquarters...
Connecticut Democratic Party nominated Blumenthal on May 21. Businesswoman LindaMcMahon won the state party's nominating convention and the August 10 Republican...
Democratic primary, and subsequently defeated Republican candidate LindaMcMahon for the open seat in the general election. Aged 39 at the time, Murphy...
after incumbent Senator Chris Dodd announced his retirement. He faced LindaMcMahon, a professional wrestling magnate, in the 2010 election, winning with...
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